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Waterford City Library, also known as the Central Library, is a public library in Waterford, Ireland. It was the first to be built of Ireland's many Carnegie libraries. The philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who had previously opened libraries in Scotland and the US, himself laid the foundation stone in 1903. [1]

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Andrew Carnegie laying the foundation stone for the Library in 1903. Foundation stone of Waterford Free Library.jpg
Andrew Carnegie laying the foundation stone for the Library in 1903.

Architecture

The classical-style building was constructed on a corner site using Kilkenny limestone. It is a protected structure. [2] In 2004 the library was reopened after having been renovated for its centenary.[ citation needed ]

Exhibition

Images of the library were featured at the Venice Biennale of Architecture of 2008. [3] The title of the exhibition in question, "Lives of Spaces", was intended to elicit multiple interpretations, "suggesting that, while spaces can contain many lives, they can equally live many lives themselves". [4]

See also

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References

  1. (20 October 1903), "Waterford honors Carnegie", New York Times
  2. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. "Waterford City Carnegie Free Library" . Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. "=Official website of the library" . Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. "Lives of Spaces" . Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  5. Waterford Leader Partnership. "Ballyduff" . Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  6. "Tallow library" . Retrieved 26 October 2019.

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